Category guide
Event & auction software
Event software is the most seasonal line in the stack: intense for a few weeks, quiet the rest of the year. Size the tool to the event, not the organization.
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Compare at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Giving |
| Auction-led galas that want hardware, check-in and bidding handled as one package | Visit → |
Compare Greater Giving:vs OneCause | |||
| OneCause |
| Signature galas and auctions where a smooth night is worth real money | Visit → |
Compare OneCause:vs Greater Giving | |||
How to choose
A community gala with a silent auction runs well on Givebutter: mobile bidding, ticketing, and payments included, at zero platform fee with donor tips on. A signature event with a live auctioneer, sponsor tables, seating charts, and a six-figure target is where OneCause earns its package price (annual plans from about $2,995 plus a percentage of funds raised). The fee is insurance on your biggest revenue night, and their demo of the mobile-bidding flow is worth the hour even if you're a year away from needing it. Greater Giving is the other quote to get for a production-scale night: bidding, check-in and payment hardware sold as one package with one vendor accountable, typically $3,000 to $8,000 a year.
The math to run: a base package plus around 5% of funds raised weighs differently against a $50k event than a $500k one. And whatever runs the night, export every bidder and buyer into your CRM the week after; the follow-up gifts live there.
Events software stays free until the $5M+ stack, where a dedicated platform starts to justify itself.